Objectives and competences
Student is going to:
• understand key theoretical concepts and models of organizational behavior.
• know how to analyze and evaluate the impact of individual and group factors on the functioning of organizations.
• achieve an in-depth understanding and analysis of the behavior of people in the organization and their impact on the organization's performance.
• develop skills for effective leadership, communication and conflict resolution in an organizational environment.
• achieve the ability to develop effective management strategies that promote motivation, cooperation and productivity of employees in the organization.
• understand the importance of establishing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships within the organizational environment.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Definition and meaning of organizational behavior
2. Understanding the organizational structure, culture and environment
3. Managing employee diversity
4. Individual behavior in the organization
5. Group behavior in the organization
6. Organizational climate
7. Interpersonal relations and behavior
8. Organizational learning and development
9. Organizational changes and innovations
10. International organizational behavior
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• To define organizational behavior and related HR planning
• Distinguish between individual and group factors affecting the functioning of organizations.
• Describe the behavior of people in the organization and their impact on the organization's performance.
• Plan personnel activities in connection with organizational behavior
• Apply basic analytical skills, problem solving skills and skills for working with people (individuals and groups in organizations).
• Apply key management and staffing skills that promote motivation, cooperation and productivity of employees in the organization.
Readings
• Ali, M. in Xiao-Yong Wei, S. I. (2018).The mediating role of the employee relations climate in the relationship between strategic HRM and organizational performance in Chinese banks. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 3 (2018) 115–122.
Báeza, A. B., Báez, A. J., Flores-Munoz, G. F. in Barroso, J. G. (2018). Gender diversity, corporate governance and firm behavior: The challenge of emotional management. European Research on Management and Business Economics. 24 (2018) 121–129.
• Ivanko, Š. (2006). Organizacijsko vedenje. Ljubljana: UL, Fakulteta za upravo.
• Prem, R., Ohly. S., Kubicek, B. in Korunka, C. (2017). Thriving on challenge stressors? Exploring time pressure and learning demands as antecedents of thriving at work. Journal of Organizational Behaviour, 38 (1), 108–123.
• Robbins, S. R. (2011). Organizational Behavior (14 th ed.), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Treven, S. (2001). Mednarodno organizacijsko vedenje. Ljubljana: Založba GV.
• BERNIK, Mojca, ŽNIDARŠIČ, Jasmina. Izzivi kadrovskega managementa znotraj 4. industrijske revolucije. V: ARSENIJEVIĆ, Olja (ur.), et al. Organizacija in negotovosti v digitalni dobi : konferenčni zbornik. Maribor: Univerzitetna založba Univerze, 2018. http://press.um.si/index.php/ump/catalog/book/326. [COBISS.SI-ID 8001043]
• Študijsko gradivo in prosojnice nosilca predmeta, dostopno v spletni učilnici Moodle.
• Ostala literatura bo podana na predavanjih / Information of additional literature will be given during the lectures
